dear editor: i read the recent publication on retinopathy of prematurity (rop) screening with a great interest. mousavi et al concluded that “giving sufficient information about rop to parents and educating them about this potentially blinding condition, along with making appointments for them and presence of facilities for free rop screening exams, can increase the chance of on-time screening....

Objective. To report the current incidence and the need for surgery for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in neonates (22–36 weeks’ gestational age [GA], July 1, 1989 through June 30, 1997). Study Design. Retrospective analyses using computerized perinatal database kept on all admissions, a review of patient charts, and eye examination log books. Setting. Level 3 regional referral NICU. Patients...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the natural history of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in 506 extremely preterm infants born before 27 weeks' gestation in Sweden during a 3-year period. METHODS A national population-based study was performed in Sweden from April 1, 2004, to March 31, 2007. According to the study protocol, initial eye examinations were to be performed at postnatal week 5, and examin...

purpose: this study aimed to evaluate risk factors associated with threshold retinopathy of prematurity (rop) in premature infants referred to farabi eye hospital during 2008-2009. since blindness and sever visual impairments will occur in a high percentage of infants stricken with threshold retinopathy, we intended to examine relationship between demographic factors and threshold retinopathy i...

purpose: to determine the prevalence and risk factors for retinopathy of prematurity (rop) in high risk premature infants admitted to nicu wards in isfahan from 2003 to 2008. methods: in this retrospective case series, 604 records of high risk infants were reviewed in terms of gestational age, birth weight, oxygen supplementation, delivery method, history of consanguineous marriage, single or m...

PURPOSE To investigate the refractive status and optical components of premature babies with or without retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) at 3-4 years old, and to explore the influence of prematurity and ROP on the refractive status and optical components. METHODS Premature babies receiving fundus examination were recruited into ROP group and non-ROP group, with age-matched full-term babies as...

purpose: to determine the frequency and severity of retinopathy of prematurity (rop) among singleton and multiple-birth neonates referred to farabi eye hospital, tehran-iran. methods: we reviewed the records of 99 consecutive neonates from multiple-gestation pregnancies including 68 twins, 26 triplets and 5 quadruplets who were screened for rop during 2002-2004. the frequency, severity and risk...

As younger preterm infants are able to survive, more extremely preterm infants are at risk of developing retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). To investigate the incidence, progression and risk factors of ROP in extremely preterm infants in Korea, the medical records of infants born before 25 weeks gestation were retrospectively reviewed. The criteria for laser treatment agreed with type 1 ROP as d...

Growth pattern and nutritional intake as predictors of retinopathy of prematurity Background Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a sight-threatening disease that affects extremely preterm and very preterm infants. Approximately 5–10% of infants screened for ROP go on to develop severe ROP that requires treatment. To minimize unnecessary screening procedures, which can be stressful for these fra...

BACKGROUND Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a disorder of developing retina of low birth weight preterm infants which can lead to blindness. One theory attributes the fibrosis seen in ROP to deregulation of vascularization in the retina. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is one of the important mediators involved in vascularization. OBJECTIVES This study was carried out to assess t...